Savings-bank.



G. W. RACE & F. 0. ROBEBTSQN.

SAVINGS BANK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-1 9, 1918.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

I N V ENTORS GEORGE W. RA CE FREDERICK 0. ROBERTSON A TTORNEYS.

SAVINGS=BANK.

Application filed September 19, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. RAGE and FREDERICK O. ROBERTSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Savings-Banks, of which the following is a specification.

Our object is to make a savings bank and our invention consists of the novel features herein shown, described, and claimed.

igure 1 is a side elevation of a savings bank embodying the principles of our invention, parts being broken away and shown in section. a

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional detail on the line 33 of Fig. 1 and looking downwardly.

Fig. at is a fragmentary horizontal sectional detail on line H of Fig. 1 and looking downwardly.

Fig. is a horizontal sectional detail on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 and'looking downwardly.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional detail on a plane parallel with Fig. 4E and extending through the lock on line 6-6 of Fig. 1. and looking downwardly.

Fig. 7 is'a sectional detail on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

The container 1 is'stamped from sheet metal in imitation of the Liberty Bell. Clamps 2 and 3 extend upwardly from the top of the bell and a section of beam 4 is mounted in theclamps.

A ring 5 is pressed tightly into the mouth of the bell and the lower edge 6 is turned inwardly to form a flange to hold the ring 5 securely in place. An annular flange 7 extends inwardly from the upper edge of the ring 5. A disk 8 fits closely within the ring 5 against the bottom of the flange 7 A tongue 9 is stamped out of the disk 8 and bent upwardly and outwardly to fit on top of the flange 7 and support one side of the disk. A latch bar 10 is mounted at the opposide side of the disk 8 from the tongue 9 to engage on top of the flange 7 and support the other side of the disk. The disk 8 is mounted some distance above the flange 6'.

The details of the mounting and operation of the latch bar 10 are as follows: A rectangular housing plate 11 has edge flanges 12, 13, 1t, and 15 extending from its edges Specification of Letters Patent.

supporting Patented Feb.18, 1919. Serial No. 254,839. g at right angles, and tongues 16, 17, 18, and

19 are cut from the disk 8 and bent upwardly and inserted through the front plate 11 .just

inside of the flanges Hand 14: and bent or riveted to hold the housing in place. A key hole 20 is formed through the disk 8. A retaining'dog 21 is mounted against the upper face of the disk 8 and has a head'22 extending through the flange 15, and a curved operating edge 23 adjacent to the key hole 20, a straight edge 241 parallel with the flange l2 and a locking tooth 25 at the opposite end of the straightedge 241- from the head 22. The latch bar 10 is mounted against the upper face of the retaining dog 21 and extends through the flange 13. The latch bar 10 has an edge 26 adjacent to the key hole 20 and a shoulder 27 at one end of the edge 26. A notch 28 is formed in the upper edge ofthe latch bar 10 in position to receive the locking tooth 25, when the latch bar is advanced as in Fig. 6. A straight edge 29 extends both ways from the notch 28. slidinglythrough the flange 15 in line with the latch bar portion which extends through the flange l3, and the outer end of the arm 30 is bent outside ofthe flange 15 to form a stop to limit the movement of the latch bar 10 in the outward direction, and a shoulder 32 is formed at the inner end of the arm 30 to limit the movement of the latch bar in the inward direction. A block 33 of soft rubber is inserted between the flange 12 and the straight edge 24.- of the dog 21. The ex pansive force of the rubber is exerted to press the tooth 25 against the straight edge 29 and into the notch 28. The key 34: is adapted to be inserted upwardly into the key hole 20 and the key hasa tongue 35 so that when the key is rotated in the key hole the tongue 35 will engage the edge 23 and raise the dog 21 against the tension'of the rubber 33 to raise the tooth 25 out of the notch 28. Then continued movement of the key will cause the tongue 35 to engage the shoulder 27 and withdraw the latch bar 10 until the outer edge 36 will passthe inner edge of the flange 7, thus releasing the disk 8 so that the disk may be removed to uncover the'coin within the container 1. When the disk is re" placed reverse rotation of the key 341 will cause the tongue 35 to bear upon the edge 26 and move the latch bar 10 outwardly to latching position so as to hold the disk 8 securely in place and close the container.

When the disk 8 is secured in place as in arm 30 extends.

Fig. 1 the coins cannot be removed from the V chamber 37 in the'bell'without manipulating 39 is cut through the disk at one side of theline 'tofform a .guide 4:0 leading to the entrance I with the tongues ,pr'ovid edi The through the plate the key 35 to 'withdrawthealatch bar 10, and it is desired to provide means for inserting coins into the chamber from time to time and for this purpose a coin slot construction 38 is details of the coin slot construction 38 are as follows: A straight line 8 and the metal is bent downwardly '41 past the edge formed by the line 39. A rectangular plate 42 of spring sheet metal is slit from one edge to form the spring fingers 43 and the plate is placed in position withthe fingers 43 extending beyond the line 39 and curved downwardly across the entrance l1, Tongues 44 and 45 are cut from coins inside of the chamber 37 and so as to limit the upward swing of the fingers when coin s passing through the entrance e1.

7 The tips of the fingers 43 rest upon the guide'iO to jfO I'lll a backward check to prevent coin from passing? outwardly through the entrance 4:1.

In the practical operation the savings bank is turned bottom upwardly and the coins inserted-through the entrance ll into the chamber 37, then the bank is righted and rests upon the flange 6. Coins are added to the bank from time to time as desired and When it is desired toremove the stock of coins from the chamber 37,, the key 35 is manipulated to withdraw the latch bar 10 and remove the disk 8.

7 Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of our invention as claimed.

lVe claim:

1. A savings bank comprising a container open at the bottom, a flange extending in- Wardly around the openin a plate fitting upwardly against the flange, a tongue extending from the plate and fittin the flange at one side of the opening, a latch bar slidingly mounted upon the plate at the other side of the opening from thetongue and adapted to engage on top of the flange tohold the plate inplace to close the openmg, and I a coin slot construction formed Copies vof this patent may be obtained for g on top of upon the plate for admitting coins to the container and holding the coins in the container..

2. A savings bank comprising a container having a circular mouth at its bottom, a ring pressed upwardly into the mouth, a flange turned inwardly below the ring, an annular supporting flange extending inwardly from the upper side of the ring, a disk fitting upwardly against the supporting flange and closing the mouth of the container, a tongue out from the disk and turned upwardly and outwardly to engage on top of the supporting flange, a latch bar slidingly mounted upon the disk and adapted to engage on top of the supporting flange on the opposite side from the tongue, and means for operating the latch bar.

3. In a savings bank a container having an opening and supporting flange extending inwardly around the opening, a plate fitting upwardly against the supporting flange, a tongue extending from the plate and engagino on top of the supporting flange at one si e of the opening, a dog mounted on top of the plate, a latch bar mounted on top of the dog, a housingattaohed to the plate to hold the dog and latch bar in place, there being a notch in the latch bar and a tooth extending from the dog to engage in the notch and hold the latch bar extended, a key for raising the dog and withdrawing the latch bar, said latch bar being adapted to engage on topof the flange and hold the plate in place.

A savings bank comprising a container having an opening in its bottom, a plate adapted to close the opening, the plate being cut on a straight line and the metal at one side of the out being pressed outwardly to form a guide, a spring plate placed against the upper side of the cover plate and having tongues extending across the opening and engaging the guide, a guard plate against the spring plate, and tongues cut from the cover plate and extending upwardly through the spring plate and through the guard plate and riveted.

5. A savings bank comprising a container pressed from sheet metal in inntation of the Liberty Bell, supporting means extending inwardly around the mouth of the bell, a cover plate removably secured to the supporting means, and a coin slot construction formed in and upon the cover plate.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

GEORGE W. RACE. FREDERICK O. ROBERTSON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

